From: Gender differences in medical students’ motives and career choice
Factor | Items | Factor loadings | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | ||
Life-style characteristics (external) | Domestic situation | 0.89 | ||
Having small children | 0.88 | |||
Control on life-style | 0.82 | |||
Flexible working hours | 0.81 | |||
Profession-related characteristics | Status | 0.87 | ||
(external) | Favourable circumstances at work | 0.82 | ||
Income | 0.77 | |||
Careers and promotion expectancies | 0.73 | |||
Personal involvement | Interest in the field | 0.80 | ||
(intrinsic) | Patient-oriented and meaningful | 0.78 | ||
Internal motivation such as achieving happiness | 0.70 | |||
Contents of the future profession | 0.63 | |||
R ² | 0.64 |